Animal Behavior Flashcards

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Kinesis is when an

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Organism changes movement by speeding up or slowing down in response to a cue

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Taxis is the

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Movement towards or away a stimulus

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Habituation is the

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Simple learned behavior in which an organism gradually stops responding to a repeated stimulus

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Imprinting is a

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Specialized form of learning that occurs during a brief period in young animals

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Animals use

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  • Signals

- Pheromones

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